Brickfields police chief Amihizam Abdul Shukor said the 66-year-old woman claimed she received a call from a man who informed her that she possessed 52 doses of Sinovac vaccine applied illegally in the victim’s name and that action would be taken by the health ministry.

He said the call to the victim was later passed to a “policeman” who told the victim she was also involved in illegal money laundering and there was a warrant of arrest out in her name.

“Believing the story, the victim was told to open seven new local bank accounts and surrender all bank account information to the suspect.

“The victim was then ordered to transfer her money amounting to more than RM7 million into the seven new accounts,” he said in a statement today.

According to him, the victim realised she had been cheated after checks with Bank Negara found that withdrawals were made from her seven bank accounts without her knowledge.

He said the victim lodged a police report yesterday.